WWE SmackDown Preview: 12 Rivals, 1 Ladder, 1 Show Before MitB
CM Punk returns as all 12 Money in the Bank competitors appear on the final SmackDown before the ladder matches.
- On Friday, WWE SmackDown held its final show before Money in the Bank at the Lafayette Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana, featuring all 12 participants from the upcoming ladder matches.
- Twelve competitors will vie for a championship contract this weekend, with the winning briefcase allowing them to challenge for a title at any point over the next year.
- WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid of Fatal Influence defended their titles against Charlotte Flair and Tatum Paxley, described as an "unlikely pairing," with Alexa Bliss accompanying the challengers.
- In a preview of their ladder match competition, Tiffany Stratton, Jacy Jayne, and Lash Legend faced Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, and Roxanne Perez in a six-woman tag team match.
- Money in the Bank streams today at 6 ET/3 PT on ESPN in the United States and Netflix internationally, immediately following Friday's SmackDown go-home show.
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